Cool People I Live With

Here's a little about the cool people I get to live with...in no particular order becuase I couldn't actually figure out how to arrange them in the order I wanted to...


This is our Australian Labradoodle, Tegan. He has become my constant companion this last year. As I've said to my husband, I've always wanted a man who would follow me around and worship the ground I walk on; now I have Tegan, who does just that! Tegan loves to pretend he's human, enjoys the wind blowing in his face and entertains us with his neurotic habits (drinking out of water bottles...thanks Garrison, barking and jumping at dogs on the TV and stealing Anna's underwear from her room.

This is Spencer, our youngest child. He's in fifth grade, is very kind-hearted and sensitive and loves animals-especially his two bunnies Ranger and Riley. Spence is all about two things: playing x-box and playing war with his friends. His prized possession is his Dad's Army Ranger Coin and he is responsible for 3/4 of our hot water usage due to his LONG showers (pick up the towels would ya dude?!).

This is Garrison our almost 15 year old son. He's a handsome, buff dude who lives to make HUGE hits on the football field and also competes in wrestling. He's very smart, amazingly articulate and loves to leave his stuff (dirty towels, boxers, dishes...you name it, he leaves it) everywhere. Garrison and I enjoy watching football together and having spontaneous coffee dates at Starbucks.

My husband of 23 years, Doug, is pictured here at a Seahawks game. We met at Western Washington University, married a year later in Tacoma, moved to Nebraska for 15 years and have been living in the Pacific Northwest for the past six years. He's a Physician Assistant at Tumwater Family Practice and the team PA for Black Hills High School. Some of the things we enjoy doing together are: going to plays, having friends over and working in the garden.

Anna is a new addition to our family; I refer to her as my daughter from a different mother. Oddly enough she looks more like one of my children than my actual kids! She's 25, a Chaplain at Evergreen Christian School, and is saving to go to grad school. She has been a wonderful, happy, lay-the-smack-down-on-my-kids-addition to our family. Some of the things that Anna and I like to do together are: working out at our gym and watching CSI together.

Victoria Grace is my actual daughter; she's unbelievably cute, very thoughtful and wicked funny! She's 13 and enjoys taking pictures, laughing with her friends and leaving lights on. Some of the things she and I like to do together are shopping at the mall (Hollister of course) and getting our hair done by the fabulous Megan Jones at Austin Charles Salon.